The Library of Congress and the Cornell University Library sponsored a scholarly symposium on Old Norse sagas. The symposium, "Saga Literature and the Shaping of Icelandic Culture," featured five sessions presented by distinguished scholars in the field of Old Icelandic studies. Here, Theodore M. Andersson discusses "A Note on the Prehistory of Saga Criticism." For more information, visit www.loc.gov/today/cyberlc/feature_wdesc.php?rec=8360